Aegypiidae

plural noun

Ae·​gy·​pi·​i·​dae

ˌē-jə-ˈpī-ə-ˌdē

in some classifications

: a family (order Falconiformes) comprising the Old World vultures all with naked heads and longer wings and smaller tails than the typical eagles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aegypius, type genus (from Greek aigypios vulture) + -idae

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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